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Cracking the Code on Chronic Absenteeism
From Change Starts Here · Hosted by Dustin Odham
Episode summary
In this episode of Change Starts Here: <p>Chronic absenteeism has become one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. Nationally, nearly one in four students misses more than 10% of the school year, an alarming increase since the pandemic. In this episode of Change Starts Here, we dig into the data, the “why” behind the trend, and most importantly, what leaders and teachers can do about it.
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<p>Chronic absenteeism has become one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. Nationally, nearly one in four students misses more than 10% of the school year, an alarming increase since the pandemic. In this episode of Change Starts Here, we dig into the data, the “why” behind the trend, and most importantly, what leaders and teachers can do about it.</p><p>Through real stories from the field, including an excerpt from principal John Thompson of Republic High School, we see how focusing…